Jer 14:22 | JFB | STEP | 22. vanities —idols ( ). rain — ( ). heavens —namely, of themselves without God ( ); they are not the First Cause, and ought not to be deified, as they were by the heathen. The disjunctive "or" favors CALVIN'S explanation: "Not even the heavens themselves can give rain, much less can the idol vanities." art not thou he

Jeremiah 14:22

22. vanities—idols (De 32:21).

rain— (Zec 10:1, 2).

heavens—namely, of themselves without God (Mt 5:45; Ac 14:17); they are not the First Cause, and ought not to be deified, as they were by the heathen. The disjunctive "or" favors CALVIN'S explanation: "Not even the heavens themselves can give rain, much less can the idol vanities."

art not thou he—namely, who canst give rain?